The Gauhati High Court has allowed prominent cardiac surgeon Dr Dhaniram Baruah to proceed with his research works which was barred by the state health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma.
According to information, hearing a writ petition on Wednesday a bench of the court said the health department's order imposing restrictions on Dr Baruah was one sided.
It may be noted that addressing a recent press conference in the city, the minister threatened to arrest Dr Baruah if he fails to stop his research in the form of administering vaccine to to the human body. But Dr Baruah opined that he had already received permission in 2005 by the same department.
PermalinkSubmitted by A concerned hum... on Mon, 13/07/2009 - 08:21
It is not certain if Dhaniram Baruah has any knowledge of cancer research and treatment. I happened to meet and interact with the families of certain cancer patients who had sought treatment from him in a desperate endeavour to save their loved ones but it proved to be further detrimental to the lives of the patients. Today those families have nothing but regret, they say.
They state that there is no clarity as to what 'medicine' Dr Baruah administers. His institute is in the middle of a forest and travel to the city Guwahati) is very difficult. There are no trained nurses and the local village boys/girls inject the patients intravenously!!!
At the start when talks are on regarding admitting patients, the Dr and his assistant are extremely polite, appear very concerned, keep calling and enquiring about the health of the patient. However, once you are at the clinic, have done the payment and have admitted the patient, the behavior gradually changes. In fact when the patients complain of certain new symptoms, the Dr clearly states ' we don’t treat those'. Well if you don’t or cannot, for whatever reason, why do you ask for the patients to be brought to you in the 1st place.
The charges are very high and the quality of the treatment and related facilities are substandard. There are 400 stray dogs in the ram shackled campus. These dogs, as the doctor claims, are extremely significant for his research efforts.
Sources say that he appears confused and unsure about symptoms that develop in terminal patients. Subsequently he becomes thoroughly insensitive to the needs of such patients. None of the patients/ relatives can go to him claiming any compensation or file any compliant against him, as he ensures that documents are signed at the start as well as the time of leaving the institute disclaiming him from any responsibility . No doubt, patients come to him for treatment- and a lot of cancer patients too- but this appears to be more out of a mixture of hope and despair( as in the case of the families that have spoken to me) There is no properly and thoroughly documented case regarding a successful treatment procedure. No patient reports have ever been shared with families.
Dr Dhaniram Baruah may have been a very good heart surgeon and his contribution to the field of cardiac surgery may be immense, however, that is where it ends. As far as cancer is concerned there is no clarity or transparency about his treatment process. Unless he is able to clearly display the properties of the medication he uses and prove their effectiveness, he should not be encouraging patients to come to him for treatment.
The Assam government is all set to renovate the universities within the next few months. Disclosing this education minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the government has a set of long term and short term measures to modernize the varsities.
Addressing a convention of the vice chancellors in Guwahati on Tuesday, Dr Sarma said that the teachers problems and demands would also be looked into.
Governor JB Patnaik along with senior officials of the various department were present in the meeting. He also said that the upcoming state budget would give more stress of high education.
Normal life in Assam remained partially affected on Tuesday following the Chakka Babank call given by the various trade unions.
The bandh call was given in protest against the central government's labour policies. Banks, financial companies, schools and other educational institutions remained closed and private vehicles were off the road.
Some bandh supporters had to be cleared from the tracks at Lakhtokia in Guwahait and Bongaigaon but running of trains was not affected in any parts of the state.
Shops and business establishments, however, in the commercial town of Tinsukia were closed and all modes of transport off the road.
Incredible North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) Exhibition Stall has cherished by the visiting dignitaries from all walks of life in the completion of Silver Jubilee Statehood Day and Festival of Arunachal – 2012 held at Indira Gandhi Park Itanagar during February 20-24.
‘Technology for Tomorrow’s North Eastern States’ was the theme of NERIST Exhibition Stall which was showcased through various people oriented programme like Water Quality Testing just before drinking; Low Cost Vermi-composting Technology for Organic Farming and its effective utilization for both indoor and outdoor plant fertilizer; Bio-diesel for Economic...
Two of the greatest cultural titans of Assam were remembered in the same venue, on Monday. The biennial New Delhi World Book Fair saw the release of two new books on the life and times of Bhupen Hazarika and Indira Goswami (popularly known as Mamoni Raisom Goswami; whose demise last year resulted in intense outporiuring of grief not only in Assam but across the subcontinent. The event, with massive participation from book lovers and the Assamese community of Delhi is being deemed as a success.
After the demise of the two legends, many writers, scholars and journalists came up with works intended as a critical appraisals of their works. However, very little work was done in English, and...
Amid much clash and chaos youth Congress leader Piyush Hazarika emerged victorious in the Assam youth Congress polls on Sunday.
Hazarika, the MLA from Roha pulled 21,272 votes to be followed by Pranjeet Chaudhury. The poll conducted on Friday and Saturday decided fate of 44 candidates.
An uneasy situation prevails at Deothar in Karbi Anglong district following a simmering clash between police and protesters on Sunday where at least 10 people have been injured.
The incident took place in the morning when local residents in large number gathered in the police station alleging harassment on a youth on Saturday afternoon in the name of checking.
The situation tuned volatile when initially, the irate mob burnt down two camps forcing policemen on duty to retaliate with firing. Two school boys sustained injury. Some other protestors pelted stones at the police who were trying to bring the situation under control. All of a sudden, a protestor started firing at the security...
The voice of protest against the NHPC owned big dam in Gerukamukh gets more strength when more and more experts have criticized the controversial deal.
Hundreds of people thronged the Laxmidhar Bora Kshetra in Guwahati to hold a rally orgsanised to raise new voice of protest against big dams in Gerukamukh along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. Himansu Thakkar, Ruhan D Suza along with several other dam experts opposed the big dam apprehending a major disaster in the downstream areas.
The speakers further has appealed to the people of all sections to stand united against the NHPC project.
In yet another setback for Asom Gana Parishad, senior leader and Golaghat district president of the party Amiyo Bora has quit his party on Saturday.
Bora has quit the party along with several local bodies of the regional party. Bora, was the party MLA in 1985. Later, he was took over as the APSC chairman. After the end of his stint he rejoined the party and contested from Golaghat in the last assembly polls where he was defeated.
A massive manhunt is underway along the Assam-Meghalaya border to rescue abducted State Bank of India official V K Gupta who was kidnapped on Thursday.
Meghalaya Police are in constant touch with Assam police to step up security in both sides of the area to trace the SBI heavyweight.
A massive manhunt has been launched by security forces on both sides of Assam and Meghalaya border to rescue Gupta. Representatives of banks having business operations in Garo Hills of Meghalay met and unanimously appealed to abductors to release Gupta unharm.
The assistant general manager (inspection)of State Bank of India(SBI) posted in Guwahati was abducted in Goalpara district of Assam by armed...
An uneasy situation is prevailing in Byrnihat along Assam-Meghalaya border on Saturday after over 25 houses were burnt down at the height of a group clash in the afternoon. Police and CRPF jawans are patrolling in the small village. Top ranked officials from Guwahati and Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya are monitoring the situation hours after armed miscreants attacked the villagers and set on fire around 25 houses including 10 shops. The panic-stricken people in the village are confining to their homes from the afternoon.
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